Sentences with phrase «quickly than larger breeds»

Fats are a highly concentrated source of energy, which makes them very important in a Chihuahua's diet since they burn off energy much more quickly than larger breeds.

Smaller dogs hit sexual maturity much more quickly than larger breeds do.

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Physically, small - medium breed puppies develop more quickly than large - giant breed puppies.

Traditional puppy foods often provide much higher calorie content than large breed puppies require, causing them to gain too much weight too quickly.

However, size and breed play a key role in how quickly a canine ages, and as a general rule, small dogs live longer than large ones.

Large breed dogs age more quickly than small breed dogs.

This combined with the fact that he is also a small dog breed means that his metabolism is probably going to burn through energy much more quickly than a larger dog's would.

Large and giant breeds will reach their senior years much more quickly than smaller toy breeds (22).

Small - breed puppies tend to reach their adult size more quickly than large - breed puppies because they do not have as far to go.

Coupled with their strength, this trait makes the breed desirable as police, guard and search and rescue dogs, as they are able to quickly learn various tasks and interpret instructions better than other large breeds.

Large and giant breed puppies grow quickly and keep growing longer than smaller dogs.

Larger breeds grow much faster and therefore have a different set of needs for nutrition than smaller dogs that may not grow or gain weight as quickly.